The Penn's Grove record., 1887-05-28

three men, who. after treating him t
a volley of rotten eggs, kicked him in
to insensibility, in which condition II
was found. His injuries are serious
he having remained uuconsciou
throughout Thursday.
A new light house is to be built Of
the Delaware just on tside Of Billings
port. Thos J.. Lock Of wilmington
was the lowest bidder for construct
ing it, being sl424. The tower is t,
be thirty Eve feet in height, with
board walk at the base extending {,
Tie keepers dwelling,
James Preston, aged 1o5 years diec
at Matawan Oh Monday. lie was
Seotehman.
The Young Mems Democratic club
Of Jersey City viii hold a festival &
start a fund for "a monument to Gen.
George B. Mcclellan. All Democratic
and q. A. r.. organizations are soliei-
ted to aid The enterprise.
Ey-Mayar Harry L. Shape, Of Allan
tic City, las suffered a relapse from an
attack of pneumonia, and is NOT expec-
tedt &c live.
The graduating class at Princeton
this year viii plant a slip of ivy sent
them by Mrs. Cleveland. the President
wife,
cox & Bros, of Paulsboro, are said
to have the largest field of epg-plants
in the State.
While hauling III a seine at Town
sends Inlet on Saturday night An
tome Pede, a Belgian, aged 30 years
was stung through the foot below the
ankle by a slingaree and probably IA
tally injured.
Il is stated that seven hundred and
sixty carloads OF New York manure
were purchased by the farmers OF
Gloucester county this Spring.
The entire family of Z. Batten, at
Centre Grove, was poisoned on Friday
by eating a number Of pickles which
had been prepared in IA copper kettle
to make them green. The pickles
We're eaten at supper, and members OF
the family were seized shortly after
the meal with terrible vomiting. DR..
Stm lyapt, of Millvine, was sent for
and at one administered antidotes and
saved their lives.
State Analyst shippen Wallace re-
ports That the cheese sold at Rivertom
wh.ch caused the sickness Of several
lamllies, did contain tyrotoxican, as
was suspected. Several families in
Camden we're made sick with the same
brand. The State viii Investigate fur
Tier, ana carefully watch an the
cheese manufactured by the firm that
shipped the cheese to Riyerton.
A wholesale arrest Of tie justices
of the Peace Of Burlington County VIII
soon be made in an probability wien
the special committee appointed by
the Board OF Freehold4rs to investi-
gate tbeir accounts makes il report.
Tie Justices are required 10 turn over
to the County Collector the lines
collected by them, hut not one
ia twenty has made even a pleteuse
OF complying with the law ANA the
ieiiBquents @il nowbs called upon 10
explain why they have Withheld The
moneys due lie county. About a yeal
ago the Collector Of the county, acting
under a resolution passed by the
Beard, notified all the justices in the
county to pay over to him tie amount
of hucs they received. Only a few ne
sponaed and the money thus paid was
the first Of which there is any record,
SO that The county has lost thousand,
/ Of dollars by their dereliction.
The stock Of the new Bank at Wood
bury is above par. sos las been re
fused for a few shares,
Swapping mackerel are now biting
y~oraciously in the bays in the y%ieinit.
/ of Sea Isle City.
Mr.. Howell, OF Dias Creek, Cap,
May county, has captured the bigges
oyster ever seen IN New Jersey. I
measures nearly eighteen inches, an,
aud is thought 10 be only five year
old. II is TO be kept several days 4
fatten il. aud win then be sent q
United States Senator Blodgett.
A pension ~ $500 has just bee.
awarded Elias, alias "Owly,n Lemon
OF Retreat, Burlington county, n. }
who has been indicted by the Gran
Jury for stealing timber. "0wly
fed as 0 as he learned Of the indie
ment being found, and since then Il
nine and cedar swamps have been ~
peatedly fired. Some Of his follower
onenl, state that there would bay
been no ares if no Indictment ha
heelt found. II he attempt TO seeu'
the pension money due him he will
arrested.
Judge John T. Nixon, of the Uni
"a states District Court, who for
year past has been incapacitated on a
eonut Of failing eyesight, has resume
! his judicial duties.